Jenna Lyons dubbed these pants “party pants”. (Jenna’s current picks are here). I could not agree more. They are so fun and have this cool, modern seventies vibe. I feel like entertaining in a a sunken living room with a wet bar and serving tropical drinks. This may be my favorite piece in the whole Ratti “Into the Wild” collection. The pants are linen and a great cut. They have been sold out, but keep popping back. As of blog press time, there were a few sizes available. It may be worth a bit of jcrew.com stalking if at first you get the dreaded “We’re sorry. This item has been so popular, it has sold out.”
I’ve always loved plaid – plaid pants for the holidays, plaid shirts, plaid shoes and plaid shorts. I was so excited when this pretty, plaid, off the shoulder dress went on sale at J. Crew in the lightest, breeziest silk. I styled it with one of my favorite new hats, a raffia clutch and my denim pom pom flats (that are sold out, but I linked several great options below). I featured the “Into the Wild” print off the shoulder dress in this post a couple of weeks ago. I was slow to the off the shoulder trend and now I am loving it for summer.
Happy Fourth of July! My parents are visiting and we are excited to watch my son run in a kid’s race and my husband run a 10K this morning. Have a happy and safe holiday!
The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. Our day includes a 10K and kid’s race in the morning, a parade in the afternoon and fireworks to end the night. I am starting the celebration early by adding a a pop of red to my favorite blue and white. This cherry tee from J. Crew is so fun for summer.
It is all in the details. I love that these J. Crew pumps in the Ratti “Into the Wild” print have striped piping. The striped detail gives them such a nice finish, in my favorite blue and white. Each pair is unique depending on how the fabric was cut. I particularly love mine with the prominent berries on the toes.
I thought it would be fun to style them with stripes. This is one of my favorite shirts by J. Crew. I featured it in navy in this post. It is similar to my favorite shirt dress that I previously featured in gingham, coral and chambray (in this post, this post and this post, respectively). The stripes are subtle and the shirt is so easy to wear. One of my new favorite hats topped off the look.
Father’s Day was all about cars this year. We headed to Beverly Hills to the Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance in the blazing heat to see a very diverse collection of cars much to the delight of both father and son. I was happy to have a breezy dress and hat to wear in the near 100 degree heat. The dress is the second dress I picked up on my recent birthday shopping trip to Calypso. I love that it combines my favorite blue and white stripes with embroidery. It happened to match a beautiful blue Bugatti that was in the show. I also brought along my new summer tote from Parker Thatch. It is the perfect size and has an internal zip top, so it is perfect for travel. The sequins and navy pom are fun. There are other pom color choices.
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It is hard to think of bananas without thinking about monkeys. I love the energy that monkeys have. I was born in the year of the monkey. My husband’s nickname for me when we were dating was Curious George (now CG1). My son absolutely loves Curious George and I have read all of the books multiple times. He has a large collection of Curious George “stuffies”. I have always been curious and love my son’s curiosity and constant questions. Life without curiosity, enthusiasm, and going bananas would be so boring.
Curious George Collection
This preppy display of golden bananas caught my eye. The shirt drapes nicely, too. I styled it with one of my favorite new hats from J.Crew, white jeans, my new gold espadrilles (that are on constant repeat) and a bandana in the Ratti “Into the Wild” print. I was inspired by the J. Crew challenge to wear this print five ways in five days and managed to certainly “go bananas” for it and buy it in several pieces.
With the warmer weather I am enjoying easy one step summer dresses. This chambray dress is a similar style to the gingham that I featured in this post and the coral that I featured in this post. I styled it with my new favorite gold espadrilles (40% off today see details below) , hat and my new summer tote from Parker Thatch. The tote is the perfect size and has an internal zipper, so it is great for travel. I love the sequins and navy pom. The night before my birthday I had a great dinner with my parents and son at Ki’s in Cardiff on the beach and caught an amazing sunset.
My penchant for blue and white is no secret. I love the eyelet with the navy blue of this t-shirt. It works so well with my favorite striped flats and white jeans. The hat has a dark chambray band and is a lifesaver now that the June gloom has departed and it is sunny and hot in Southern California. J. Crew has a great selection of hats. I recently bought two and they have been in constant rotation. Between the hat and this t-shirt that doesn’t read like a t-shirt, this outfit kept me cool in the 100 degree heat.
J. Crew Top (40% off with code TUESDAY through 11:59 pm today, June 21, 2016)
J. Crew issued a second challenge this week to wear floral for a week. The first challenge was to wear gingham five days in a row. Two of my looks from that challenge are in this post and this post. I chose the “Into the Wild Print” and went for it. I was not sure about the off-the-shoulder look until I tried it on. It is so fresh and summery. As I mentioned in this post, I used to have to wear a Hawaiian print dress to my high school hostess job at the Chart House and was not thrilled about it. If this dress had been an option then, I would have wanted to work seven days a week and would have been happy to wear it out after work. It is easy to wear and the print has such rich colors and a great jungle vibe. The espadrilles are so comfortable and I love the gold. They are quickly becoming my go-to summer sandal. I have worn them non-stop since purchasing them (always the sign of a good purchase).
the navy leopard 